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The diocesan Vocations Team has launched a special month of prayer for vocations beginning this Sunday. As Catholics and people of God we know that God has a plan for each of us and has called each of us by name, through our baptism, to holiness. He continues to call out to us each day to be His disciples; some to the married life, some to the priesthood, some to religious life and some to the single life. Writing in his Message for the day, Pope Leo highlights the importance of daily prayer and cultivating a personal relationship with God:

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“We must urgently recommence our vocational ministry and renew our commitment to evangelisation. In light of this, I invite everyone –– in families, parishes and religious communities, as well as bishops, priests, deacons, catechists, educators and all the faithful –– to commit themselves more fully to creating conditions that allow this gift to be embraced, nourished, protected and accompanied, so that it may bear abundant fruit.

“Only when our surroundings are illumined by living faith, sustained by constant prayer and enriched by fraternal accompaniment can God’s call blossom and mature, becoming a path of happiness and salvation for individuals and for the world. By embarking on the path that Jesus, the Good Shepherd, shows us, we come to know more deeply both ourselves and the God who calls us…

“Dear brothers and sisters, dear young people, I encourage you to cultivate your personal relationship with God through daily prayer and meditation on the Word.  Pause, listen and entrust yourselves. In this way, the gift of your vocation will mature, bringing you happiness and yielding abundant fruit for the Church and the world.”

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You can download the prayer leaflet below. To find out more about discovering your vocation click here and visit our vocations pages.

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